Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire X5300 vs Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504

74specifications compared
32differ
42identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire X5300 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire X5300 (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire X5300 has 1 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 (3 GHz vs 2 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has embedded options available.

Processor family
- Aspire X5300:Intel® Pentium® D
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Aspire X5300:925
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:E5504
Processor cores
- Aspire X5300:2
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4
Processor threads
- Aspire X5300:2
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire X5300:3 GHz
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:2 GHz
Processor cache type
- Aspire X5300:L2
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:Smart Cache
Bus type
- Aspire X5300:FSB
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:QPI
Processor lithography
- Aspire X5300:65 nm
- ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:45 nm

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Comparison of Aspire X5300, SNF21PB
121 specifications	A Acer Aspire X5300 View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21PB workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 Model SNF21PB View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	925	E5504
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	2 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium D 900 Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Presler	Nehalem EP
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	80 W
TcaseDiffers	63.4 °C	76 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.2 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor front side busKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	376 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	162 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple-channel
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-RW
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Total storage capacityKnown for one	640 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V, 50/60Hz
Power supplyKnown for one	220 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Tower
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows XP Professional
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer eRecovery Management, Acer Arcade Live, AcerGamezone, eSobi, Adobe Reader, NTI Media Maker, MyWinLocker, NTI Media Maker, Google Toolbar + Desktop Search	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	27517	40711
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBF9
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	372 mm	602 mm
HeightDiffers	265 mm	478 mm
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Radeon HD 4350	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.919 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio 5.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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